commercial enterprise

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commercial enterprise - an enterprise connected with commerceco-op, cooperative - a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its ownersenterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"
	2.	commercial enterprise - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"business enterprise, businessovercapitalisation, overcapitalization - (business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)tourism, touristry - the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda"operation - the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"fishing - the occupation of catching fish for a livingbutchering, butchery - the business of a butcherstorage - the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materialsmanufacture, industry - the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)business activity, commercial activity - activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprisebusiness - the volume of commercial activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"field of operation, line of business, field - a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"market, marketplace, market place - the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace"employee-owned business, employee-owned enterprise - a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for itfinance - the commercial activity of providing funds and capitaldiscount business - the business of selling merchandise at a discountreal-estate business - the business of selling real estatepublicizing, advertising - the business of drawing public attention to goods and servicespublishing, publication - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distributionprinting - the business of producing printed material for sale or distributionpackaging - the business of packing; "his business is packaging for transport"agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm - a large-scale farming enterprisebuilding, construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades"shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materialsventure - a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profitadministration, disposal - a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residencegambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming house - a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness - intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)cinema, film, celluloid - a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"business people, businesspeople - people who transact business (especially business executives)business sector, business - business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"chain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownershipbusiness, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"capitalist - a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)copartner - a joint partner (as in a business enterprise)player - an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation"bankroll, roll - a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag"doldrums, stagnation, stagnancy - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"